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Eredivisie

PEC Zwolle - Excelsior

04/12/2026, 12:30 PM

2 : 2
Expected Goals
PEC Zwolle
1.5
Total xG
2.9
Excelsior
1.4
Most Likely Scores

1:1

13%

2:1

9%

1:2

8%

2:0

6%

2:2

6%
What influences the xG?
PZEXC

PEC Zwolle

Attack weakness (0.79x league average)
-0.35
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.8 goals/match)
-0.17
Declining form (1 vs 1.4 season average)
-0.11
Shola Shoretire not in squad (5 goals, 1 assists)
Tristan Gooijer on the bench (3 goals, 0 assists)
20% of goal output missing (only 92% available)

Excelsior

5 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.6 goals/match)
-0.13
Declining form (0.6 vs 1 season average)
-0.13

League

High-scoring league (3.2 goals/match)
+0.68
+0.68
Model Probabilities

Match Result

Home Win

39%

Draw

28%

Away Win

33%

Goals

Over 1.5

79%

Under 1.5

21%

Over 2.5

55%

Under 2.5

45%

Over 3.5

32%

Under 3.5

68%

Double Chance

Home or Draw

67%

Away or Draw

61%

No Draw

72%

Both Score

Yes

59%

No

41%

Key Factors
  • The mathematical analysis predicts a home win probability of 39%
  • Excelsior is in poor form, having suffered 4 losses in their last 5 matches
  • PEC Zwolle has a home advantage on artificial turf with a record of 5 wins and 2 losses in 10 matches
Risk Factors
  • PEC Zwolle's goal production is currently stalled at an average of 1.0 goals compared to the season average of 1.4
  • Excelsior concedes an average of 1.87 goals per away game
  • PEC Zwolle is missing key players such as Shola Shoretire and Tristan Gooijer, who account for 20% of the goal threat
Overview

PEC Zwolle (13th place, 33 points) host Excelsior (16th place, 27 points) at MAC³PARK Stadion

Eredivisie match on April 12, 2026, 2:30 PM

PEC Zwolle aims to move away from the relegation zone, while Excelsior needs crucial points in the fight for survival

Form

PEC Zwolle (W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss): DDDWL

The home team achieved 1 win, 3 draws, and 1 loss in their last 5 matches

Excelsior (W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss): LLLDL

The visitors recorded 0 wins, 1 draw, and 4 losses in their last 5 matches

Statistics

PEC Zwolle scores an average of 1.31 goals per game and concedes 2.00 goals

At home, they average 1.29 goals scored and 1.21 goals conceded per game

Excelsior scores an average of 1.00 goal and concedes 1.69 goals

Away, they average 1.00 goal scored and 1.87 goals conceded per game

PEC Zwolle recorded 5 clean sheets, Excelsior also 5

20 matches involving PEC Zwolle and 18 matches involving Excelsior ended with both teams scoring

At MAC³PARK Stadion, an average of 2.6 goals were scored in the last 5 matches

Both teams scored in 4 out of 5 matches at this stadium

More than 2.5 goals were scored in 3 out of 5 matches at MAC³PARK Stadion

Head-to-Head

In 3 head-to-head matches, PEC Zwolle won 2 times and Excelsior won 1 time

There were no draws in these encounters

The last match ended 1:2 in favor of Excelsior on December 20, 2025

Overall, PEC Zwolle scored 7 goals and Excelsior scored 5 goals in direct duels

The recent record shows dominance for the home team

Key Players

PEC Zwolle:

Koen Kostons scored 11 goals and 6 assists with an average rating of 7.04

Younes Namli contributed 2 goals and 4 assists, with a rating of 7.29

Thijs Oosting registered 5 goals and 1 assist with a rating of 6.78

Excelsior:

Noah Naujoks has scored 8 goals and 1 assist with an average rating of 6.85

Irakli Yegoian contributed 4 goals and 2 assists, with a rating of 7.00

Gyan de Regt registered 2 goals and 4 assists with a rating of 6.79

Goalkeepers

Tom de Graaff, PEC Zwolle's goalkeeper, has an average rating of 6.95 this season

PEC Zwolle achieved 5 clean sheets

Stijn van Gassel, Excelsior's goalkeeper, has an average rating of 7.20 and 1 assist

Excelsior also recorded 5 clean sheets

Influences

MAC³PARK Stadion tends to be high-scoring with an average of 2.6 goals per game

Both teams scored in 80% of matches, and over 2.5 goals were scored in 60%

PEC Zwolle has a good record on artificial turf with 5 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses from 10 matches

They scored 16 goals and conceded 10

Excelsior has a weaker record on artificial turf with 2 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses from 10 matches

They scored 10 goals and conceded 15

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